{"id":1012,"date":"2013-11-11T09:54:11","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T14:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:15:53","slug":"retro-scan-of-the-week-atari-jaguar-in-tigerdirect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/1012\/retro-scan-of-the-week-atari-jaguar-in-tigerdirect","title":{"rendered":"[ Retro Scan of the Week ]<\/span> Jaguar on Clearance (Atari Jaguar Turns 20)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Atari<\/a>Atari Jaguar on Sale in 1997: “Includes RISC Processors!”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Atari Jaguar launched at retail 20 years ago this Friday — November 15, 1993.<\/p>\n

In April 1994, I received a Jaguar for my birthday, and it was one of the most exciting days of my life. By Thanksgiving of that year, my parents gave me Doom<\/em> for the Jaguar, and I had a blast. After that, not many truly great games came out for the Jaguar (I’d say Tempest 2000<\/em> is the system-exclusive standout).<\/p>\n

Partly because of that lack of great software, the Jaguar sunk fast — especially in the face of strong competition from Sony, Sega, and Nintendo (throw in some 3DO and Neo-Geo in there as well). The mid-1990s was a hard time to be a video game console.<\/p>\n

By 1997, the Jaguar was toast. If I recall correctly, TigerDirect bought up a huge inventory of unsold Jaguar and Jaguar CD systems and sold them through their catalog.<\/p>\n

This scan is a page from a 1997 TigerDirect catalog advertising the Jaguar for a mere $59.99 and the CD add-on for $89.99. Lucky for me, this is how I bought my Jaguar CD system, along with the advertised ultra-cheap game packs. CD exclusives Myst<\/em> and Cybermorph 2<\/em> were worth the purchase alone.<\/p>\n

So happy birthday, Jag. Sorry I can’t write more about you now. But I’ve written a lot about you on VC&G<\/em> in the past. To read more, check out the links at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n

[ From TigerSoftware Winter PC Sale Book 1997, Vol VII Issue 2, p.2 ]<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

Discussion Topic of the Week:<\/strong> What’s your favorite Atari Jaguar game?<\/p>\n

—
\nSee Also: <\/strong>Rayman and Frustration<\/a> (RSOTW, 2013)
\nSee Also: <\/strong>Atari Jaguar Debut Photo<\/a> (RGOTW, 2013)
\nSee Also: <\/strong>War + Mech = “Kinda Cool”<\/a> (RSOTW, 2007)
\nSee Also: <\/strong>Anatomy of a Young Collector’s Room<\/a> (2006)
\nSee Also: <\/strong>The First Atari Jaguar Press Release<\/a> (2005)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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